Dutton Park, Queensland

Dutton Park is an inner southern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census, Dutton Park had a population of 2,024 people.[1]

Dutton Park
Brisbane, Queensland
Aerial view of Dutton Park
Dutton Park
Coordinates27.495°S 153.026°E / -27.495; 153.026
Population2,024 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,840/km2 (4,770/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4102
Area1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location4.3 km (3 mi) S of Brisbane
LGA(s)City of Brisbane
(The Gabba Ward)[2]
State electorate(s)South Brisbane
Federal Division(s)Griffith
Suburbs around Dutton Park:
Highgate Hill South Brisbane Woolloongabba
St Lucia Dutton Park Woolloongabba
St Lucia Fairfield Annerley

Geography

Dutton Park is located about 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) south of the Brisbane CBD. It is bounded to the north-east by the Beenleigh railway line and the median of Brisbane River to the south-west.[4] Dutton Park lies on a ridge to the east of the Brisbane River, opposite from St Lucia. The site slopes down from Gladstone Road with an average gradient of 0.026.

Annerley Road enters the suburb from the north (South Brisbane) and exits to the south (Annerley). Gladstone Road enters the suburb from the north-west and has its junction with Annerley Road within the suburb. The Park Road railway station, the Boggo Road railway station and the Dutton Park railway station are in the suburb on the Beenleigh line. The Cleveland railway line and the Fisherman Islands railway line have their junction with the Beenleigh line in the suburb.[5]

The Eleanor Schonnell Bridge is a bridge across the Brisbane River connecting Dutton Park to the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus.[5] It carries a busway, cyclists and pedestrians but not private automobiles.[6]

Along the Brisbane River in the suburb, there is a large park (also called Dutton Park) alongside the South Brisbane Cemetery.[5]

Along Annerley Road is the former Boggo Road Gaol, part of which remains as a heritage site. The remainder of the gaol site was redeveloped as the Ecosciences Precinct, part of the Boggo Road Urban Village development. The precinct is a research facility for the Queensland Government, CSIRO and the University of Queensland through the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI).[7]

Apart from these major facilities, the suburb is predominantly residential, with some light industrial and commercial areas.[5]

History
Charles Boydell Dutton, 1883

Development in the suburb was slow because of difficult terrain, and the fact that a large part of the area was surveyed for government reserves by H.C. Rawnsley in 1863.[8]

The South Brisbane cemetery was reserved in 1866 and is Brisbane's oldest surviving municipal cemetery.[9]

The name Dutton comes from Charles Boydell Dutton, the Queensland Minister for Lands from 1883 to 1887, who created the recreation reserve in 1884. This became known as 'Dutton's Park', a name which was later applied to surrounding estates, a school (originally known as the "Jail School")[10] and a railway station before becoming the name of the suburb.[11]

On 2 July 1883 the Boggo Road Gaol opened, firstly serving as a holding place for prisoners who were to be transported to St Helena Island but by 1989 housed over 300 prisoners. In 1903 a separate structure was opened adjacent to the main prison to house the female prisoners. After a Queensland Government inquiry into the living conditions of the inmates the female section of the prison was closed in 1989 with the male section closing in 1992 and later being demolished in 1996.

In 1884, the South Coast railway line was built, which included a station at Dutton Park.

Woolloongabba Mixed State School opened on 1 September 1884. It was split into Woolloongabba Girls and Infants State School and Woolloongabba Boys State School on 5 July 1885. In 1910 the schools were renamed to Dutton Park Girls and Infants State School and Dutton Park Boys State School. In 1935 the two schools were merged to form Dutton Park State School.[12]

Shop of Janet Martin (née Gray) – Grandmother Martin – on the corner of Annerley Road and Tillot Street (ca. 1900)

Between 1901 and 1969 the suburb was served by electric trams. Tram services operated along Gladstone Road[13] and Annerley Road, with a connecting line to the Ipswich Road tram depot along Cornwall Street. J.S. Badger, owner of the Brisbane Tramway Company, developed the Dutton Park recreation reserve in order to increase patronage on the trams. For several years from 1908, open-air movie and variety shows known as 'Continentals' were held at the park, and proved enormously popular, drawing up to 5,000 people a night.[14]

Between 1912 and 1927 a tram depot was located in Lang Street (now Tamar Street).

St Ita's Regional Primary School opened on 27 January 1919.[12]

St Ita's Secondary School opened on 1932. In 1957 it was renamed St Ursula's College. It closed in 1957.[12] Dutton Park Opportunity School opened on 28 January 1936. In 1979 it was renamed Dutton Park Special School . On 16 Dec 1994 it ceased to operate as a separate school and became the special education unit of Dutton Park State School.[12]

On 17 December 2006, the Eleanor Schonell Bridge was opened, linking the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland with southern Brisbane.

Ecosciences Precinct, 2016

The Ecosciences Precinct in the Boggo Road Urban Village development opened in 2011.[15]

In the 2016 census, Dutton Park had a population of 2,024 people.[1]

Heritage listings
Boggo Road Gaol, 2015

Dutton Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Attractions
South Brisbane cemetery

The suburb is dominated by Dutton Park, which includes a large recreation area and public cemetery (colloquially known as Dutton Park Cemetery but officially known as South Brisbane Cemetery). T. J. Doyle Memorial Drive passes through the park and along past the river; it was named after Thomas Joseph Doyle, alderman for South Brisbane ward of the City of Brisbane from 1954 to 1964.[20]

The former Boggo Road Gaol was located in the suburb and the remaining structure is now a historical museum.

The Eleanor Schonell Bridge linking the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland with southern Brisbane. The area is a popular place for picnics and tranquil riverside walks along the banks of the Brisbane River.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Dutton Park had a population of 2,024 people. The median age of the Dutton Park population was 32 years, six years below the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 14.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.1% of the population. 58.4% of people were born in Australia. 62.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek at 5.1%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 40.4% and Catholic 17.9%.[1]

Transport

By Bus, Brisbane Transport bus routes 192, 196 and 198 serve the suburb along Gladstone Road. Annerley Road to the City (via the Busway) is served by routes 105, 107, 108, 109, 116 and 202. With the opening of Dutton Park Place busway station on the Eleanor Schonell Bridge and the Boggo Road Busway, which opened on 3 August 2009, the suburb has become a major hub for the Brisbane City Busway as well as the terminating point for the Boggo Road Busway.

By Train, Dutton Park is served by the Dutton Park Railway Station which lies on the Beenleigh/Ferny Grove Line.

Education

Dutton Park State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 112 Annerley Road (27.4939°S 153.0279°E / -27.4939; 153.0279 (Dutton Park State School)).[21][22] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 328 students with 28 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent).[23] It includes a special education program.[21]

St Ita's Regional Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 249 Gladstone Road (27.4947°S 153.0232°E / -27.4947; 153.0232 (St Ita's Regional Primary School)).[21][24] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 363 students with 25 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).[23]

There is no secondary school in Dutton Park. The nearest government secondary school is Brisbane State High School in South Brisbane.[5] Inner City South State Secondary College is being built in Dutton Park to ease pressure on Brisbane State High School and is expected to open in 2021.[25][26]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dutton Park (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "The Gabba Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "Dutton Park – suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 44357)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe; Layer:Boundaries".
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. "Eleanor Schonell - green bridge". GHD. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  7. "Ecosciences Precinct". Science in Queensland. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  8. Christopher Dawson, Brisbane Beginnings: Dutton Park, Brisbane, Inside History, 2009, p.10.
  9. Tracey Olivieri, In the Beginning: The early years of South Brisbane Cemetery, Inside History, Brisbane, 2008.
  10. Annerley District: Growth of a Valuable Suburb, Brisbane Courier, Saturday 10 January 1931, page 19
  11. Christopher Dawson, Absolute Fairyland: Heady days in Dutton Park, Brisbane, Inside History, 2006, pp.1-8.
  12. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  13. Brisbane tramway museum
  14. Dawson, Absolute Fairyland, pp.8-22.
  15. "Ecosciences Precinct opens at Boggo Road". Ministerial Media Statement, April 2011. Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  16. "Boggo Road Gaol: No 2 Division and Remnant No 1 Division (entry 601033)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  17. "Gair Park (entry 602429)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  18. "South Brisbane Cemetery (entry 602406)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  19. "Kurrowah (entry 602827)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  20. "One candidate". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 2 August 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  21. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  22. "Dutton Park State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  23. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  24. "St Ita's Regional Primary School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  25. "Inner City South State Secondary College". Queensland Education Department. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  26. Moore, Tony (1 April 2019). "First look at Brisbane's new inner-city high school at Dutton Park". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

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